Improvement in wardrobes and book-cases



-F F. Vorm.- im'provement in wardrobes and Book-Cases. 4No.; 130,957.Patented Aug..2v7,1872`.

UNITED STATES` PATENT CEEICE.

FERDENAND F. VOIGT, OF NEW'ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WARDROBES AND BOOK-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,957, dated August27, 1872.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FER-DENAND F. VOIGT, of the city of New Orleans,parish of' Orleans, State of Louisiana, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in Wardrobes, Bookcases, &c. I do declare the following tobe a full description of my improvement, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making part of these specifications.

Figure 1 is a front view or plan of my wardrobe or book-case in separateand distinct sections. Fig. 2 is a plan and also a sectional view of thefastenin gs that I use in securing together the vertical sections of thewardrobe or book-case.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures.

The object of this invention is to construct a wardrobe or book-case, orother articles of furniture of like nature and use, in separate anddistinct sections, for portableness in case of ordinary moving, orsudden moving, as would be necessary in case of the building takingfire, thus enabling the wardrobe, &c., to be rapidly taken apart insections, with the contents inclo'sed in the sections, and carried toplace of safety by a small amount of assistance without damage towardrobe, book-case, 0r contents.

1n my patent for improvement in wardrobes and book cases,77 granted tome and dated April 18, 1871, No. 113,821, it requires the aid -of'mechanical tools of peculiar construction to operate the fastenin gs inseparating and connecting the sections; butin this case it requiresneither skilled labor nor tools of any kind to operate the iastenings inseparating or connecting the sections together.

The description is as follows: A is a horizontal section,.cap, ortie-piece. B and C are vertical sections of the wardrobe, book-case, orother article of furniture of like nature and use.

Fig. 2, D and D', is a view of a mortisehook or self-locking clasp tosecure the lower ends of the vertical sections together whenthe'vertical sections are in proper position and place. D and Dl is asectional View of the mortise-hook or clasp, and one part of the hook orclasp can be seen projecting out from the inner side of the verticalsection B, and it is securely fastened to the section at or near itslower end. The other part of the hook or clasp is rigidly fastened at ornear the bottom of the vertical section G, in a line both vertically and4 horizontally with the other portion of the hook or clasp on section B,thus enabling them to be hooked into each other. On the top of thevertical sections B and C are rabbets or stoppieces E and E.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: The vertical sections Band C are placed on their feet or legs, With the top of the sectionsinclined slightly apart. Then the bottoms of the vertical sections areshoved together until both parts of the hook or clasp become lockedtogether. Then the upper ends of the vertical sections are broughttogether, and the horizontal section, cap, or tie piece A is placed ontop of them, which will t into the rabbets and envelope the stop-piecesE and E', thus securely holding the vertical sections rigidly togetherfor use asa piece of household or office furniture; and when it isnecessary to move the wardrobe, book-case, &c., all that is required, tobe done is simply to lift oft' the horizontal sections, then inclineapart the vertical sections, and the operation is completed without theuse of tools of any kind.

What I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

. The combination of the top piece A with the independent closedsections B C, having the stop-pieces E and E' and connected at thebottom by the locking devices D and D', all constructed substantially asand for the purpose described.

FERDENAND F. VOIGT.

Witnesses SAMUEL BROCK, J As. B. MURTAGH.

